# Help! How do I log into Joplin from a New Phone and Sync all my old notes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [5 September 2021 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083 "2021-09-05T12:36:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![leopold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leopold/32/18587_2.png) [@leopold](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leopold)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/1 "2021-09-05T12:36:42Z")

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I bought a new phone and downloaded Joplin but do not see how to sync my old dropbox files. Or I do not see a way to log in. When I try and sync with Dropbox, it just tries to create a new sync file. Please help! I have thousands of notes in Dropbox with my old phone.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/2 "2021-09-05T13:54:39Z")

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You should just able to go to configuration and enter your details there? Otherwise I'm not quite sure what you mean by not being able to log in.

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**Author:** ![roman\_r\_m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roman_r_m/32/3297_2.png) [@roman\_r\_m](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roman_r_m)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 14:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/3 "2021-09-05T14:16:07Z")

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Sounds like you have logged on to a different Dropbox account on your new phone.

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**Author:** ![leopold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leopold/32/18587_2.png) [@leopold](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leopold)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 14:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/4 "2021-09-05T14:55:15Z")

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same account

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**Author:** ![leopold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leopold/32/18587_2.png) [@leopold](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leopold)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 14:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/5 "2021-09-05T14:55:49Z")

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No where to enter info from what I can see

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 15:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/6 "2021-09-05T15:53:55Z")

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Burger menu - \> configuration - \> synchronisation. You should be able to pick Dropbox from there and put your details in

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**Author:** ![leopold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leopold/32/18587_2.png) [@leopold](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leopold)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2021 16:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/7 "2021-09-05T16:16:06Z")

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Thank you. It is currently syncing but so far it has only synced one notebook with all my notes showing up in All Notes. I will update on whether or not the notebooks are synced or not.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2021 16:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/help-how-do-i-log-into-joplin-from-a-new-phone-and-sync-all-my-old-notes/20083/8 "2021-10-05T16:16:38Z")

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Closed on 5 October 2021 16:16 UTC

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